Oh dear

First fire ban of the season tomorrow, 25 October, in 8 Fire Ban Districts, including the Mt. Lofty Ranges.

This from the website of the Bureau of Meteorology:

Forecast for Saturday
A hot to very hot and dry day with some high cloud. Moderate northeast
winds becoming fresh to strong and gusty northwesterly by late morning.
Winds turning milder, fresh and gusty southwesterly during the evening.
Extreme fire danger in the Mount Lofty Ranges.

Precis        Windy. Late change.
City:         Min 19    Max 37
Elizabeth:    Min 17    Max 38
Mount Barker: Min 13    Max 36

Can't blame them. The vegetation still looks green, but the ground is dry and dusty.